ENGLISH

HOMEWORK

Comprehension Test 1:

Read the passage. Thereafter, answer the questions.

Tigger comes to the Forest

1. Pooh woke up after hearing a noise. He went to see who was trying to get into his honey cupboard – there was no one there. He heard the noise again.

2. There were many noises in the forest, but this was different. It wasn’t a growl, a purr or a hiss, but… it was coming from outside Pooh’s door.

3. Pooh opened the door. “Who’s there?”

Pooh saw a strange creature. It was orange with black stripes and a pink nose.

4. “I'm Pooh,” said Pooh.

“I'm Tigger,” said Tigger.

“Pleasure to meet you. You’re a strange creature. Can I help you?” Pooh asked.

“Could I have some food?” asked Tigger.

5. Pooh offered Tigger everything he had to eat in his house, but Tigger refused it all! “Tiggers don’t eat any of this.” Tigger said.

“We will go and find Christoper Robin, he will know what to do,” said Pooh. They left. Pooh said nothing - he was thinking of a poem.

6. What shall we do about poor little Tigger?

If he eats nothing, he'll never get bigger.He doesn't like honey, acorns or thistles, because of the taste and the bristles.

But whatever his weight in pounds or ounces.

He always seems bigger because of his bounces.

7. Finally, they found Christopher . “There you are, Tigger!” said Christopher Robin. “I've found a Pooh,” said Tigger. “But I can’t find breakfast!”

Source:www.ereadingclub.com

Questions:

1.1 Why did Pooh get out of bed when he heard the noise? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(1)

1.2 What is the main idea in paragraph 2? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(1)

1.3 List three noises that Pooh would normally hear coming from the forest? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(3)1.4 Where was the noise coming from and who was making it? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2)1.5 Describe the physical appearance of Tigger. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(3)1.6 Do you think Pooh had seen a creature like Tigger before? Quote a sentence from paragraph 4 to support your answer. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(3)

1.7 Why did Pooh and Tigger go out into the forest in the middle of the night? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(1)

1.8 Why didn’t Pooh say anything to Tigger while they were walking in the forest? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(1)

1.9 What food does Tigger not like? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(3)

1.10 According to Pooh, what makes Tigger seem bigger? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(1)1.11 What time of day was it when Tigger and Pooh finally found Christopher Robin? Quote a sentence from paragraph 7 to support your answer. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(3)1.12 Predict, in two sentences, what will happen next in the story. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2)1.13 Place the following information in the correct order as it appears in the story.

_____ Pooh opened the front door.

_____ Pooh saw a strange creature.

_____ Pooh heard a noise. (1)

TOTAL: 25 MARKS

Comprehension Test 2:

Read the questions about an extract from “The Tales of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter. Then read the extract carefully, as many times as you think you need to, so that you can answer the questions correctly.

Extract from: “The Tales of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter

1. Once upon a time there were 4 little rabbits, and their names were, Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter. They lived with their mother in a sandbank, underneath the root of a big fig tree.

2. “Now my dears,” said old Mrs Rabbit one morning, “you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr McGregor’s garden! Your father had an accident there and he was put in a pie by Mrs McGregor.” “Now run along and don’t get into mischief. I’m going out.” Then, old Mrs Rabbit took her basket and her umbrella and went through the woods to the baker’s. She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns.

3. Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries, but Peter, who was a very naughty little bunny, ran straight away to Mr McGregor’s garden and squeezed under the gate. First he ate some lettuces and some French beans and then he ate some radishes, and then, feeling rather sick, he went to look for some parsley. But, around the end of the cucumber frame, who should he meet, but Mr McGregor!

4. Mr McGregor was on his hands and knees pulling out young cabbages when his eyes met Peter’s. Mr McGregor jumped up and ran after Peter, waving a rake and calling out, “Stop thief!”

5. Peter’s heart was pounding. He rushed all over the garden as he had forgotten the way back to the gate. He lost one of his shoes among the cabbages and the other shoe amongst the potatoes. After losing them, he ran on all fours and went faster. He might have got away altogether if he had not unfortunately run into a gooseberry bush which caught him by the large buttons on his jacket. It was a blue jacket with big brass buttons. As Mr McGregor came closer, Peter managed to free himself by wriggling out of his jacket.

6. He rushed into the tool shed and jumped into a watering can. It would have been a beautiful thing to hide in, if it had not had so much water in it. Mr McGregor was quite sure that Peter was somewhere in the tool shed, perhaps hidden underneath a flowerpot. He began to turn them over carefully, looking under each one.

Questions:

1. Who is the author of the story?

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2. From which book is this extract taken?

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3. Name two characters from the story.

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4. Which two places did old Mrs Rabbit allow her children to go to?

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5. What did Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail do once Mrs Rabbit had left for the bakers?

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6. What did Mrs Rabbit buy from the bakers?

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7. How is Peter Rabbit different from the other young rabbits?

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8. Why did Mr McGregor not want Peter in his garden?

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9. What job do you think Mr McGregor has and why do you say so?

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10. How do we know that Peter was very frightened when he saw Mr McGregor? Quote a sentence from paragraph 5 to support your answer.

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11. Do you think old Mrs Rabbit had a good reason for not allowing her children to go into Mr McGregor’s garden? Provide evidence from paragraph 2 to support your answer.

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12. Place the following events in the correct order.

a. Peter managed to free himself by wriggling out of his jacket.

b. Peter squeezed under the gate.

c. Peter jumped into a watering can. (3)

13. Do you think Mr and Mrs McGregor were bad people? Give a reason for your answer.

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14. Write 3 – 4 sentences on how you think the story will end.

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Total = 25 marks